Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 30, 1994 TAG: 9409300020
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: BRIAN KELLEY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Medium
The supervisors doled out the new repair money Monday. The elevator's generator, which had run 24 hours a day since the building opened in 1979, simply wore out, according to County Administrator Betty Thomas. Replacing it will cost at least $4,100.
The humidifier, in the courthouse basement, is used to maintain a constant 45 percent humidity in the Circuit Court clerk's office, a level that's necessary to preserve old records.
The unit has needed repair for two years but recently broke down for good.
The four-story courthouse has a history of mechanical problems, though the county staff discovered during the repairs this summer that structurally the building is more sound than they thought.
Meanwhile, the supervisors OK'd the sale this week of the final unclaimed chunk of the Elliston-Lafayette Industrial Park. The board agreed to sell the parcel of less than 1 acre for $5,000 to Robert and Patricia Crouse, who already own two other lots in the park. The couple operates a hauling company, Houston Motor Express, from the park.
Another company, H.P. Hydraulics Inc., has held an option to buy nearly 4 acres in the park since April. The supervisors had extended the 60-day option on June 20. That option remains open, according to the county.
In late June, a Salem electrical assemblies manufacturer announced it would buy 3 acres in the park and move in later this year. South Star Corp. employs 47 workers.
The Elliston-Lafayette Industrial Park off U.S. 460 at its intersection with Virginia 603, North Fork Road.
by CNB